Vendor FAQ: Staff

1. If a SpEd, Resource, EL, Title I, etc. teacher is providing instruction and awarding grades to students then the teacher must have a staff section where the teacher is the primary teacher and student sections are associated with the staff section.

2. If a SpEd, Resource, EL, Title I, etc. teacher is providing instruction assistance to students while physically in the general ed classroom, then a Staff Section record should be provided for the teacher with the same section data as the general ed teacher.

3. If a SpEd, Resource, EL, Title I, etc  teacher is providing assistance to students outside of the gen-ed classroom , the teacher must have a staff section that provides Classroom Position Descriptor of Special Education, EL Teacher, etc. to be identified on the CP report  No student sections will be associated with this staff section.

Years of experience in Indiana is what should be provided. IF a teacher needs the correct years of service they have for Indiana they will need to reach out to TERF (retirement fund).

Report the original hire date of the employee. For example, if a staff member was hired 8/1/2015 and has been employed for 5 consecutive year, the original hire date of 8/1/2015 would be reported each year.

Report a new hire date for the employee. For example: if employee’s original hire date was 8/1/2015 and employment ended 05/26/2020. Report the hire date with current hire date of 8/1/2023.

When temporary/substitute teacher is contracted to work 182 days but is only needed for 160 days, report the contracted 182 days.